Chapter 440: Eating Inside and Out

Zhao: "Thank you, mother."

Zhulan pointed at the old woman and the maid, "Old woman Hua, thirty-five, maid fifteen, you can choose the name for the maid yourself."

Zhao suppressed her excitement. She could also use the maids and maids. This time she was really enjoying herself. Her mother had complained to her that the wife of Zhou Mansion didn't even have a maid. Now she had all the maids. "Thank you, mother."

Zhulan explained, "I didn't give them to you when I bought them because I wanted them to learn some rules. The rules now are pretty good, you can use them."

Zhao: "Yeah."

Zhao named the maid Mai Sui. Zhulan was silent. This was another person who was not good at naming, but it seemed better than hers.

Zhulan looked at Zhao's happy expression and couldn't help thinking that the daughters-in-law in large families all disliked the maids sent by their mothers-in-law, fearing that they would be watched and plotted against. If it was a beautiful maid, they would know what was going on without any explanation.

Zhulan thought that it was better to keep it simple. She directly said that she would not take a concubine, and the maid she chose was of mediocre appearance. She was also severely criticized. Therefore, the maids and servants she sent were trusted by her daughters-in-law!

Zhao and Zhou Laoer love their children. It should not be said that they love them, but rather that they are used to them.

Zhou Laoer and Zhao had not left yet. In the evening, Zhulan knew what these two had left for Yushuang and Mingrui.

Yu Shuang lived in the main courtyard, and it was hard for Zhu Lan not to know about the things that were brought back, not to mention the clothes and jewelry, Zhao and Zhou Lao Er also left a lot of silver for the child.

The two were very generous to the child. Yu Shuang gave him fifty taels of silver notes and fifty taels of change.

Mingrui's young children all gave fifty taels of silver.

Zhulan was speechless. After a careful calculation, she realized that Zhou Laoer and Zhao would leave money every time they came back. Among the grandchildren in the family, Yushuang and Mingrui were the ones with the most money.

Fortunately, she taught her grandchildren well, otherwise, it would be easy for the couple to raise Mingrui into a playboy.

Zhulan helplessly called Zhou Laoer over, "The children are all young, don't give them too much money. It's ok to raise daughters in wealth, but sons should be raised in poverty so that they know how hard it is to make money at home. Otherwise, they will have no concept of money when they grow up."

Zhou Laoer broke out in cold sweats on his back after hearing this. He really didn't think much about it. He just did it according to his own wish. When he was a child, he longed for money, even if it was only a penny. So now he has the ability to earn money, and he earns a lot. He only has two children, and Mingrui is his hope, so he is even more willing to give him money.

His mother's words woke him up. He really couldn't give it to her like that. He was still counting on his son to support the second house, but he couldn't raise a playboy. "Mom, I understand."

"It's good that you understand. There is food and drink at home. If you are kind to the children, you can save more dowry for Yushuang, make some clothes for Mingrui and buy some books."

Zhou Laoer, "Mom, I've got it."

"Okay, you should go back and rest early."

Zhou Laoer glanced at his father who was reading a book, and quickly ran away.

Zhulan waited for Zhou Laoer to leave and smiled, "I thought you would say something too!"

"I'm just being lazy. They don't know how to educate their children. They ruined good children."

Zhulan said: "How parents treat their children is also what they desire most in their hearts."

Zhou Shuren paused, "That's true."

He wanted to give the best fatherly love to his unborn child, because he had never had fatherly love, and this was what he longed for the most. He originally thought that he had taken it lightly, but in fact he did not have it. Deep down in his heart, he still longed for the love of his parents.

Zhou Shuren despises himself.

The next morning, Zhou Laoer and Zhao got on a horse-drawn carriage. This time, Zhou Shuren gave Zhou Laoer a skilled servant. As more people were going back, there was an extra carriage.

Zhulan sent the second wife away. Not long after, housekeeper Ding came in and said, "Madam, the second wife's carriage collided with someone else's carriage. The second wife is pregnant."

Zhulan, "Have you called a doctor?"

Steward Ding, "The Second Madam is in the clinic now. The Second Master's servant Dong Mo came back to report the news."

Zhulan got off the ground and took two steps before she stopped. "You only said I had a miscarriage, but you didn't say how serious it was?"

Steward Ding recalled carefully that Dong Mo did not seem to be particularly panicked. "It seems that she just had a miscarriage."

Zhulan sat down again. She couldn't help but think more. Zhou Shuren's handcuffs had indeed passed, but there was no guarantee that someone would take the risk. She heard from Zhou Shuren that many people were bloodbathed in the capital.

Zhou Shuren, the bait, still has the possibility of being retaliated against. Zhao should not be the target, but her? To lure her out?

Zhulan decided not to go to the hospital for safety reasons. She was not a doctor and could not help. She said to Mrs. Song, "You and Butler Ding should go to the clinic."

Mrs. Song thought that if the mistress wanted to go, she would stop her. Fortunately, the mistress was rational enough, "Yes."

Zhulan was waiting for news at home and couldn't let Yushuang know. Zhulan felt very sad and didn't know how the child was doing, or whether the adults and the child were okay.

Less than half an hour later, Mrs. Song came back and said, "The second wife is fine, she just had some miscarriage. The doctor prescribed some medicine to preserve the pregnancy and she will be fine after taking a few doses."

Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as the adults and children are fine."

Otherwise, she would be uneasy.

This time, Zhao didn't need to be moved. She had to take care of the fetus. The couple from the second wife came back. Zhulan saw Zhao. Zhao's face was pale and she looked frightened. It was obvious that she was very scared.

Zhulan asked Zhou Laoer, "Where are the people in the other carriage?"

Zhou Laoer was very depressed. "I don't know why the horse in the carriage of the carriage company became disobedient. Fortunately, my father gave him a servant who was skilled in martial arts, and he subdued the horse in no time."

Otherwise, even if it's not a miscarriage today, it's time to collect the bodies of Zhao and her unborn child.

Zhulan was shocked. Her guess was wrong. He was trying to use Zhao and the child's life to implicate herself. This was a warning to Zhou Shuren.

They didn't dare to touch Zhou Shuren directly, but they dared to touch the Zhou family's children. If they were really pushed to the limit, they would even want to start with her.

Zhou Laoer was smart. He knew from the fact that his father had sent the servants to compete in martial arts that things were not simple. He just didn't expect that something bad would happen as soon as he left the house. "Mom, did someone in our family leak the news? I just told you yesterday that I was leaving, and something bad happened today. This is too coincidental."

In his heart, he did not blame his father for what happened today. His father did it for the sake of the entire Zhou family. If his father did not do this, the whole family would die in the future. There are dangers everywhere when you want to climb to a high position, but today it was clearly revealed to him.

So he hated those who leaked information and those who took advantage of others.

Zhulan pursed her lips. She had thought about it a long time ago. She had also thought about who it could be while she was waiting. The first-hand information must have been leaked from the mansion. She never expected that the Zhou family, which she thought was as strong as a iron wall, still had a mistake.

(End of this chapter)